The Far Abroad
06.11.2015 20:06
DECR vice-chairman meets with Swiss diplomats
The participants discussed the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, the problem of refugees fleeing to Europe from countries of the region, and the role of states, civil societies and religious communities in a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Syria.
05.11.2015 15:33
Russian Orthodox Church representatives attend Global Christian Forum on persecution against Christians
On November 2-4, 2015, the forum was held in Tirana, Albania, under the theme ‘Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom: Following Christ Together.’
30.10.2015 15:21
Patriarch Kirill meets with US ambassador to Russia
On October 30, 2015, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with H. E. John F. Tefft, United States ambassador to Russia, at the patriarchal and synodal residence in the St. Daniel Monastery in Moscow.
28.10.2015 18:22
DECR chairman meets with Bulgarian Ambassador to Russia
On 28 October 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with H.E. Boiko Kocev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation DECR.
28.10.2015 15:30
Patriarch Kirill meets with the Netherlands’ ambassador in Russia
On October 28, 2015, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Netherlands’ Ambassador in Russia, H. E. Ron van Dartel, at the Patriarchate residence in the St. Daniel Monastery, Moscow.
26.10.2015 19:50
Representative of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia visits Syria with Russian delegation
A prayer at the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Syria for peace in this longsuffering land marked the beginning of a visit of a delegation of the Russian parliamentarians and representatives of the Military Brotherhood Veterans Organization to Syria.
26.10.2015 14:35
100th birthday of schema-archimandrite Jeremiah of St. Panteleimon Monastery is celebrated on Mt. Athos
The All-Night Vigil and the Divine Liturgy were celebrated on October 21 and 22 at the Church of the Intercession at the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos by Metropolitan Yevlogy of Vladimir and Suzdal, Metropolitan Sergy of Ternopol and Kremenets, Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk and…
24.10.2015 13:42
St. Petersburg Dialogue forum meets for its regular session
(Russian) 22-24 октября 2015 года в городе Потсдам состоялось XIV заседание Форума гражданских обществ России и Германии «Петербургский диалог». В мероприятии приняла участие делегация Русской Православной Церкви.
23.10.2015 10:44
Holy Synod takes a number of decisions concerning external church relations
During the session which took place on 22 October 2015 under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considered a number of issues pertaining to the sphere of external church relations.
21.10.2015 16:49
Khmer version of Orthodox Prayer Book comes out
The Thailand Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church has published a Khmer version of the Orthodox Prayer Book at the request of the Orthodox faithful in Cambodia.